Non-communicable disease (NCD) - high time to address
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Does published research on non-communicable disease (NCD) in Arab countries reflect NCD disease burden?
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Dhaka Medical College
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2219-7494,1028-0928
DOI: 10.3329/jdmc.v20i2.10484